Class BULATS

Teacher: Jaqueline Chaowah Veloz

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• Course Objectives• How to work on the skills• Writing a formal letter/message

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Course 2Listening

Part 1, 2, 3, and 4

Reading and Language Knowledge

Part 1 (Section 1, 2, 3, 4)

Part 2 (Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6)

Writ ing

Part 1 and 2

Speaking

Part 1, 2, and 3

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How to work on the skills…Listening and Writing (COMPULSORY)-Once a week you will watch or listen to a news report and write only one paragraph about it giving your OPINION. It must be from a newscast in ENGLISH and from the USA or GB.-The paragraph must have the structure seen previously (topic sentence, supporting ideas, and closing sentence) and a title to know what the article is about and the newscast you saw it from.

Reading and Speaking

- There will be some links or articles posted on the blog for you to read before the class and you will give your comments during the first 30 minutes of the class.

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How to pass the course…1. You must cover ALL the activities previously

mentioned.

2. You must get a passing grade in the final assessment.

3. You must get at least half of the points in most of the class activities.

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Writing a formal letter/message• Salutation or greeting:

1) Dear Sir or Madam,If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name.

2) Dear Mr Jenkins,If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms, which is for married and single women.

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Writing a formal letter/message• Ending a letter:1) Yours faithfully

If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

2) Yours sincerelyIf you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

3) Your signatureSign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put you title in brackets after your name.

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Writing a formal letter/message• Ending a letter:1) Yours faithfully

If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

2) Yours sincerelyIf you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

3) Your signatureSign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put you title in brackets after your name.

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Content of a formal letter/message• First paragraph

The first paragraph should be short and state the purpose of the letter- to make an enquiry, complain, request something, etc.

• The paragraph or paragraphs in the middle of the letter should contain the relevant information behind the writing of the letter. Most letters in English are not very long, so keep the information to the essentials and concentrate on organising it in a clear and logical manner rather than expanding too much.

• Last Paragraph The last paragraph of a formal letter should state what action you expect the recipient to take- to refund, send you information, etc.

• http://www.wikihow.com/Sample/Business-Letter

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